Australia and Pakistan taking on each other in the Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday, players from both sides spread Christmas cheer during their training sessions.
In a heartwarming gesture, Pakistani players celebrated Christmas on Monday by visiting the Australian nets at the MCG and offering gifts to the Australian players and their families as both sides prepare for the second Test.
Pakistani cricketers were seen carrying gifts of cactus and candy to the children of the Australian players. Amid Christmas celebrations between the players of the two teams, the video has gone viral on social media, in which Usman Khawaja’s elder daughter is seen hugging former Pakistan captain Babar Azam in the nets.
Usman Khawaja is at loggerheads with the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the rejection of the request to show the sign of peace on the bat to the Australian batsman to show solidarity with the victims of Gaza for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Melbourne.